GOP irate as Obama prepares to act on immigration

The president is expected to spare up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and provide many with work permits.

Police investigated a shooting early Thursday at a library on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla.

Suspected Florida State University gunman shot, killed

Officers opened fire after the suspect shot at them, police said.

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Paying for his mistake

Jeff Conklin parked beside a fire hydrant in the South End Thursday night, an error that he regrets immensely.

Rabbi Liza Stern checked on her bees, mostly dormant now with the cold, which she keeps on the roof next to her synagogue in Cambridge.

Synagogue?s beehives have neighbors abuzz

Cambridge, which prides itself on tolerance, is being forced to address the question of what it?s willing to tolerate when stinging insects are involved.

State?s political leaders up for pay raises

The governor and other constitutional officers could get raises, while rank and file lawmakers could see cost-of-living increases.

At its peak, Black Friday featured long lines of people eager to have first crack at the so-called doorbuster sales retailers loved to promote.

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Black Friday gets trampled in November rush

The increase in other days that offer big savings has robbed the day after Thanksgiving of its distinctive retail identity.

Aisle 411 will pinpoint the location of products you search for at Home Depot, Walgreens, and other stores.

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On Black Friday, shop for the right apps first

Your smart phone can help with such things as navigating your way through malls and stores, comparison shopping, and coupons.

Double Shot

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/20141115coffee18.jpg Coffee and beer aficionados join forces

Over the last several years, coffee gurus and beer aficionados have turned their obsessive concern for fine beverages into an unlikely brew: coffee beer.

Ty Burr | Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/SP1_D08_03267_Rc.jpg As appetizer, ?The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1? is unsatisfying

This is a cash-grab half-installment that deflates with a loud hiss.

Boston fans deserve to see Jon Lester back in the Red Sox colors Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

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Red Sox must not be outbid for Jon Lester ? no excuses

Their offer indicates that the Sox are budging on their spending philosophy, and that?s a good thing, but they must close the deal.